Holiday Inn Express & Suites St. Petersburg North

My stay here was great. Upon arrival we were greeted with nice smiles and a clean atmosphere. Our room was great as I stayed in a king suite. We had our three small kids with us and it worked out perfectly. They had a full kitchen so I was able to store my pumped milk and wash bottles as needed. My stay gave us everything we needed so we’ll definitely be back.

Stayed at the holiday inn on a business trip. Came back from dinner with my colleague to bugs in our room. We called the front desk, they sent maintenance to our room to spray it. Apparently they didn’t have any rooms to move us to. They showed no type of sympathy towards the situation and expected us to sleep in this bug infested room. And to top it all off they did not cover my expenses! We changed hotels and ended up having to pay the cost of 2 rooms in 1 night. Very disgusting &unacceptable. The pool and hot tub was very dirty. There’s mold in which they cover with air fresheners. NEVER AGAIN.

Disgusting smelly moldy and bizarre in the room. Moldy water stained carpet under big unsealed tub in middle of room. This is their King suite and what they call an upgrade!!! No curtains on second floor over parking lot room. No lights working on night able and stumble in the dark smashing my foot. Cheap itchy sheets scratch your skin. Light from parking lot shines in your eye suit maybe good thing as interior lights don’t work! Now for the breakfast. Not a fan of stale cereal and paper like bagels. Not much to say about old hard boiled eggs or stale toast. Their coffee was medium hoy. Pool is so small looks like child’s pool. They have one computer and an old printer PERIOD. The whole place smells like air freshener and mold!!!

1) When we arrived at the hotel, we had to wait until it was checked if the room is «ready». By that said, a housekeeper went to spray an Air Freshener in our room (I saw her with a spray and asked to confirm). The room was stinking so bad, I could not breathe! After a while the air freshener smell was gone but now it smelled like mold, old carpets and like a wet dog, disgusting!
2) The bed was so squeaky I couldn’t sleep. Even my grandmas bed is better!
3) The internet was horrible. We had only one network line, very slow. Wi-​fi did not connect.
4) The good part — the breakfast was included and there is a coffee all day long at the reception. The staff was really friendly.
5) AC is really loud!!! We kept it off and slept in heat instead. They should do something about these old ACs and smell in rooms, also squeaky bed in #519.
Note to myself: They have SOFT WATER.

Really liked staying here. The staff were so friendly and we’re really helpful on good places to visit. We even had a problem with our room and they let us check a few rooms to see which one we would like. If that isn’t first class service I don’t know what is

Holiday Inn is clean and fast

Room was clean but had too much air freshener used. AC was noisy and very humid. Walls are paper thin, you can hear everyone walking down the hall while in your room.
One slow elevator was also a drawback.
Free shuttle to Tropicana Stadium worked out well. They allowed us to check in a few hours early. Breakfast was good and plentiful.

A few suggestions for management. First, our room, #309 must have a moisture problem. At first I thought it was a «Florida humidity thing», but having spent a few moments in my brothers room on the 4^th floor, I think it is due to a moisture issue in that specific room. The smell was musty and was not cleared away by running the AC. There was no discernible fan in the bathroom and after taking a shower the mirror was heavily fogged, plus the shower surround seemed to encourage water to ever so lightly drip & pool on the bathroom floor, even with the shower curtain properly placed.
Second, both bed frames made a horrible creaking noise whenever the occupant would move, plus the mattresses were in need of replacement since they never isolated any movement from an adjacent partner, or are just of poor quality.
Thirdly, whomever stocks the refrigerated milk products in the dining hall should make a point of checking the expiration dates. I opened a carton of whole milk and took a sip and found I had a mouth full of horribly bitter and soured milk. Not a way to start your breakfast.
Lastly, the «scrambled eggs» offered at the free breakfast are a poor example of eggs. They were granular and greasy, with no real egg flavor. I could not and would not finish them. I am a regular scrambled egg eater by the way. My brother who frequents Holiday Inn Express very often for his job, a commercial pilot by trade, also thought that they were not very good and stopped selecting them after a couple days.
Otherwise, this hotel is conveniently located next to the interstate 275 and shares a parking lot with a Cracker Barrel. The staff was friendly and the rooms were clean, although the bathtub drain was slow to empty, but this seems to be the case in all hotels. Maybe a Draino flush once every two weeks would help keep things flowing. The large flat screen TVs are very nice and the microwave and refrigerator are always appreciated. Free WiFi was good. Our room was a suite and also included a sofa bed. We paid $ 182 for Saturday night and $ 142 for Sunday night first part of March 2014
I hope these suggestions help make any future guests have a more agreeable stay in your hotel, especially in room 309.

The attendant that answered our call was very professional and accommodated us in our time of need (La Quinta was TERRIBLE).
When we arrived, he knew my last name and addressed me by it!
His customer service skills and friendliness made this a chill stay…
Great work, Holiday Inn Express!

This is a very nice Holiday Inn Express. It’s very clean, the rooms size is awesome, updated, super nice staff, good pool, & right off the highway. Your only 12 miles from St. Peterburg’s beach. I totally recommend visiting this beach.

We came-​we saw-​we left :-|
Horrible! Worst! Smelly! Disgusting!

I enjoyed staying here. The rooms were clean and the breakfast was pretty good. Will recommend to others. They upgraded my room, was very happy about this! Great location too, close enough to go pretty much anywhere in the Tampa Bay area fairly quickly.

Very accommodating to our request for rollaway bed and extra linens. Friendly helpful staff, hot breakfast, a good bargain for this family of six.

This location is overpriced. The room was not even cleaned to my standards. The toilet still had pub hair on it from the last guest.

Great clean and quite rooms.

Could not believe the quality for the money! Definitely roomy, clean, and the service is quite quick.
Since I was staying to run a ½ marathon, got up too early to try the breakfast. I do know I felt safe here, although some areas surrounding feels somewhat questionable.
Location is close to major streets. Would definitely stay again.

Just stayed here last night and I agree with the previous review! I returned back to this hotel because the beds are so comfortable and the hotel is so clean and fresh! The staff was friendly and the breakfast included eggs, bacon, coffee and pastries! I will definitely stay here again when in the area!

If I could rate it lower I would. I think the other review must be from the manager of the hotel. I would recommend avoiding this place at all costs. Sleeping in your car would be more comfortable!
Problems at the Holiday Inn Express 54^th Ave N and HWY 275, St. Petersburg
were:
Greasy dirty carpet (switching rooms not an option because the carpet in the other room was just as bad)
Many places where the furniture was chipped and scratched (old, worn out)
Pillows were awful
Ceiling over tub falling in
Mold mildew in bathroom
Noise — paper thin walls, large space under the door
Woman working breakfast took an apple from someone’s table that was not eaten and put it back on the buffett — this gave us an =insight to even more of the way the hotel is run

Ranking this for what it is, a Holiday Inn Express and not a 5 star hotel, it really is standout. It’s only a few years old, which I found out when I asked the desk clerk because it was so new and clean looking. The rooms were extremely clean, service was great, and the breakfast was amazing. Usually when breakfast is included it’s like a few bagels but this was eggs, bacon (not the greatest), bagels, pastries, biscuits and gravy, etc. I would definitely recommend staying here if you’re going to a game as they have a free shuttle!